Obama Signs 2014 Farm Bill

On February 7th, President Obama signed into law H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014, which "extends, expands, or modifies federal agriculture and nutrition programs, including farm income support, crop insurance, conservation, credit assistance, trade, research, international food assistance, rural development, and other programs through the fiscal year 2018 crop year" (ENS). 

It's the most significant reform of American agriculture policy in decades, and its not without controversy.
Perhaps the most controversial part about the bill is its $8 billion cut to the Food Stamp program. (By the way this is a $956 billion bill or as some would call it, "$1 trillion".) But President Obama has downplayed this cut saying that the bill would overall be helping families, and $8 billion is far less than the $40 billion Republicans called for earlier in September.

I must admit that I'm not huge on politics, but this should be interesting to watch as it develops.


Resources
Obama Signs $1 Trillion Farm Bill Into Law - Environmental News Service

In Signing Farm Bill, Obama Extols Rural Growth - The New York Times